The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-01


S5GO9O, and tie TeIss OH and Gas con-
psny, Of Waco; capital, S50.0OO.
Jlr. JOhn Is. Glenn. Of S=E OrissuF. i
anxious % BE etO-eu q eOD.u-tirg capitol
architect, and 70 that end zskec General
BssUFsgsfd 70 recon- mend him for the
position. General Besursgsrd doss 20
IL terms that are quite hst,eTinZ.
Comptroller deposits yesterday we're
sbOui F75D0, % znica EjO0D Ess fJT II
tsrsst nd sinking f1rd On bond i-tGs1
~ the city Of Dallas 70 tie Da.iz- z
Wichita railroad.
The comp'r0-l-r registered SI2sJDg Of
ClsrksyilIs city school house UO-os.
Governor R0ss sud Major HOlmss Ell
tOysd : TbsIk-gigipg dinner 81 the deaf
AID du1b institute, sitting - the same
table sitn the pupils ard teachers. After
dinner they attended the eIsrci g Of the
c.s.s il sriiculsiiOD-CDs Of ins most in
tere-tinz festurss Of the iu=ti;UilDh-suC
inspected the general sOrkiEgs Of the in
stitgtlCu-
The asylum for cOlgred def mu.es and
blind children i 10 good condition under
the management Of SUpsriUt7ndsnt Ho!-
land, Who reports Al attendance Of thiEt!
pupils. The two new teachers are giving
general satisfaction.
The annual report Of the s.. Louis,
Arkansas D. TEXAS RzilSsy company,
which ~. presented 20 the state comp
trolisr ys-tsrdsy. makes the following eI
hibit Of its operations i this state: Capt.
til stock, $lO,42O,ODO: expended for COZ
strBc.iOu Of ROAD and buildings, Si253 =
G9J 10; fos rolling stock. $GJ2, 1853 10:
% al Indebtedness, SlI.592 7O7.O2; re-
ceipts, 1912 G7g.O7; expense, $1ll.O72 "a;
tOns of freight hauled, Z4s-534; miles
run, 1919 7J5; men employed l.4Gj; cssu-
alties, Y.
This IL mpsrsdyely very satisfactory
showing, considering the enterprising sI-
tensions which the company has iusugu-
rated, at considerable eIpen=e, IL this
stste. 1t Is the same company which
made tns recent proposition for building
the proposed extension from Austin to
AcGregOr, in co operation with the cOun-
ties and cities along the route.
Owing 10 the limited appropriation
made for the sdiutau: general depart
ment By the Twentieth legislature, General
King is compelled 70 reduce the ranger
force, and has consequently ordered Capt
Schmidt company 70 be mustered out Of
service. Capt. SEEKER has been sent TO
Starr county for the purpose. This leaves
but three companies in the service, sta
toned as follows: Captain McMurrsy,
Hsrdemsn county; Captain Scott, Tom
Green county; Captain Jones, Starr
county.
The state superintendent of education,
Prof. Cooper, makes the following rul-
inRs:
first School trustees do not have the
power to snnul "at will valid contract
with teacher.
Second-Trugtees have the right under
the law 20 close school at the end Of
any month for which the average daily
as ssceTtaiEed from the
teachsr's register or monthly report, falls
below 33Z per cent. Of the scholastic
registered ia the community
list. This action does not cancel
the teachers contract, but if the
school remains closed until the time
for which the teacher contracted TO teach
has expired, the trustee may then con-
tract with another teacher, the first con
tract having expired by limitation of
time.
Third-The fact that a majority Of the
patrons are unwilling to send their chill
1-Gr IN the fGsahsr snnriayad. ia mot .
lawful ground for annUling contract
with the teacher. IncOmpetency or i'm
alone Justify trustees in declar-
log a contract null and void without the
consent of the teacher.
Fourth-Tru-tees having once made
contract with teacher do not have the
right to reduce or in any way change, the
sal lry promised to the teacher; provided,
that the amount promised in the contract
IL not in excess Of the amount appor-
toned 70 the community.
EIfth-Teachers who fail TO give salts
faction should be met fairly and squarely
with the grounds Of dissatisfaction and
IN an open and manly way, on
The grounds of such incom potency or i'm
morality as digqualify them 10 teach
,choOl.
The last Of the county assessment rolls
that Of Fort Bend county-was received
" the comptroller yesterday, but is in
uch bad shape that it will probably have
o be returned for revision and correc-
ion. II Is very nearly all wrong.
From Sundays Daily.
Secretary Dickinson, of the capitol
'oard, has the following replies from
.rchitects as TO coming 10 Austin TO in
pect the capitol dome:
Houston, November 25.-My time and
erviccg are always at the command of the
tate OF Texas. Can be in Austin Monday
morning. As TO compensation, will leave
TO the capitol board.
EUGENE 7. HgIHKR.
Galveston, November 81 can be
present on Monday next. The probable
by Is that IL will take several weeks of my
inc 10 render the important service re-
uired. Ny terms are $500.
A. j. CLAYTON.
New Orleans, November 25.-I will serve
Or $500 and expenses; but, if the time
xceeds one week, $50 for each additional
ay. b. NJ. HAREoD.
No answer has been received from
be great architect Of New York city, Geo.
I. Post
The board will probably make their
election of three architects Monday.
Encouragement Hogg has received
office TO appear at San Antonio before
nited States Judge Turner, in the inter
1t of the state in the case of Johann Coy,
rtradited from Mexico, and sought TO be
from State TO federal jurisdic-
on. General Hogg will go there Monday.
The cOmptroller's deposits in the state
easury, yesterday, we're:
eceip;s from apecial occupation taxes s4,4J2 30
ats tax In Organized counties. ......... 1881 81
g.. So 4 a non